North Buncombe has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-50 heartbreaker at the hands of the Asheville Cougars. The Black Hawks were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cougars earlier this season, when they won 58-53.
Aubrey Gilliland
| 02/17/25 vs Asheville | 23 |
| 02/13/25 @ Erwin | 19 |
| 02/11/25 vs Asheville | 16 |
Despite the loss, North Buncombe still got an impressive performance from Aubrey Gilliland, who almost dropped a double-double with 23 points and nine rebounds. Gilliland's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. Gracie Edmonds was another key player, putting up eight points.
Hayziah Dillingham continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Asheville, dropping a double-double with 13 points and 12 assists. Dillingham is becoming a predictor of Asheville's success: when she posts at least ten assists the team is undefeated (and 8-12 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Trinity Wilcox, who posted 12 points and six steals.
North Buncombe's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Asheville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-12.
North Buncombe does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Asheville, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against McDowell at 7:00 p.m. McDowell will roll in looking for their 25th straight win, something Asheville surely won't give up without a fight.
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